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Tar Creek Superfund Site:
Beginning in the early 1900's the Quapaw Reservation was the home of the largest lead and zinc-mining operation in the history of the United States. Billions of dollars of ore was extracted in mining activity lasting into the late 60's and early 70's. The result of which has become "Tar Creek Superfund Site".
This mining area is part of the Tri-State Mining District which comprises approximately 300 square miles in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Mining operations were conducted at depths ranging from 90 to 320 feet below ground surface in the Boone Aquifer, with the groundwater being continuously pumped out of the mine workings.
Tribal staff possess the experience and expertise necessary to actively participate in the remediation of the Tar Creek Superfund Site. Additionally, the Tribal staff is uniquely able to ensure that remediation is consistent with tribe's cultural resource preservation.
The most prominent environmental issue facing the Tribe and its members is the Tar Creek Superfund Site. The focus of this program is on the issues of surface & groundwater contamination, high blood lead levels in Indian children in Ottawa County, surface soil contamination, and other issues arising from the fomer lead & zinc mining district.
Tar Creek Links:
EPA Region 6 Oklahoma Superfund Site Summaries: http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6sf/6sf-ok.htm
L.E.A.D. Agency, Inc.: http://www.leadagency.org/
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
US Senator James M. Inholfe: http://inhofe.senate.gov/
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